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Synonyms for stretch
strɛtʃ
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Princeton's WordNet
stretch(noun)
a large and unbroken expanse or distance
"a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"
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stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reachingreach, reaching, stretch(noun)
the act of physically reaching or thrusting out
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reach, stretchability, range, scope, arrival, reaching, stretchiness, stretching, ambit, compass, orbit, grasp, stintstretch(noun)
a straightaway section of a racetrack
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stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reachingstretch, stretching(noun)
exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
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stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reachingstretch(noun)
extension to or beyond the ordinary limit
"running at full stretch"; "by no stretch of the imagination"; "beyond any stretch of his understanding"
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stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reachingstretch, stint(noun)
an unbroken period of time during which you do something
"there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
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stretching, stretchability, stint, stretchiness, reaching, reach, least sandpiperstretch, stretchiness, stretchability(adj)
the capacity for being stretched
Synonyms:
stint, stretching, reach, stretchiness, stretchability, reachingstretch(a)(adj)
having an elongated seating area
"a stretch limousine"
stretch(verb)
easily stretched
"stretch hosiery"
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stretch(a)stretch, stretch along(verb)
occupy a large, elongated area
"The park stretched beneath the train line"
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debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfoldstretch, extend(verb)
extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
"Stretch your legs!"; "Extend your right arm above your head"
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go, unfold, run, hold out, elongate, adulterate, stretch along, draw out, gallop, reach out, broaden, strain, dilute, debase, stretch out, put out, offer, extend, cover, widen, expand, load, lead, poke out, carry, pass, exsert, protract, stretch forth, continue, prolongunfold, stretch, stretch out, extend(verb)
extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length
"Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"
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gallop, crane, blossom, widen, run, lead, continue, debase, load, poke out, extend, blossom forth, protract, stretch out, draw out, offer, put out, carry, spread out, open, go, stretch forth, pass, adulterate, dilute, reach out, unfold, exsert, stretch along, spread, expand, cover, prolong, strain, hold out, blossom out, elongate, broadenstretch(verb)
become longer by being stretched and pulled
"The fabric stretches"
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debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfoldelongate, stretch(verb)
make long or longer by pulling and stretching
"stretch the fabric"
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debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfoldstretch, stretch out(verb)
lie down comfortably
"To enjoy the picnic, we stretched out on the grass"
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hold out, debase, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, crane, exsert, stretch forth, load, unfoldstretch(verb)
pull in opposite directions
"During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack"
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debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfoldstretch(verb)
extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly
"Stretch the limits"; "stretch my patience"; "stretch the imagination"
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debase, stretch out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, load, unfoldload, adulterate, stretch, dilute, debase(verb)
corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
"adulterate liquor"
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lade, unfold, pervert, elongate, adulterate, demoralise, deprave, stretch along, debauch, thin, vitiate, reduce, dilute, cut, thin out, stretch out, misdirect, load up, extend, debase, laden, charge, load, corrupt, profane, demoralize, subvert, alloyextend, stretch(verb)
increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance
"stretch the soup by adding some more cream"; "extend the casserole with a little rice"
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go, unfold, exsert, hold out, elongate, strain, stretch along, cover, dilute, reach out, broaden, draw out, gallop, debase, stretch out, put out, offer, extend, run, widen, expand, load, lead, poke out, carry, pass, protract, stretch forth, continue, adulterate, prolongstretch, stretch out(verb)
extend one's body or limbs
"Let's stretch for a minute--we've been sitting here for over 3 hours"
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hold out, debase, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch along, adulterate, dilute, elongate, crane, exsert, stretch forth, load, unfold
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
stretch(v. a.)
Synonyms:
strain, tighten, make tensestretch(v. a.)
stretch(v. a.)
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reach, stretch forth, hold outstretch(v. a.)
stretch(v. a.)
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exaggerate, extend too farstretch(v. n.)
Synonyms:
extend, reach, be drawn outstretch(n.)
stretch(n.)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "stretch":
stretching, strech, extensible, elongation, tranche, elastic, expand, extend
Nicknames
List of known nicknames for "Stretch":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#123 | go | |
#283 | open | |
#605 | range | |
#617 | offer | |
#672 | run | |
#846 | cover | |
#1056 | continue | |
#1176 | lead | |
#1324 | cut | |
#1453 | charge | |
#1493 | pass | |
#2036 | reduce | |
#2135 | load | |
#2254 | reach | |
#2412 | carry | |
#3125 | spread | |
#3129 | expand | |
#3270 | scope | |
#4349 | thin | |
#4484 | arrival | |
#4532 | extend | |
#5572 | stretch | |
#6257 | reaching | |
#6612 | strain | |
#8954 | laden | |
#9510 | alloy | |
#9591 | orbit | |
#10212 | crane | |
#10647 | compass | |
#11130 | elastic | |
#11969 | corrupt | |
#12711 | stretching | |
#13142 | grasp | |
#13900 | blossom | |
#20313 | broaden | |
#21844 | tighten | |
#21963 | extensible | |
#23908 | widen | |
#25927 | unfold | |
#28302 | elongation | |
#28687 | dilute | |
#28795 | stint | |
#32543 | profane | |
#32756 | prolong | |
#34734 | pervert | |
#41877 | gallop | |
#50673 | tranche | |
#51579 | subvert | |
#59386 | ambit | |
#62038 | elongate | |
#89684 | lade | |
#121624 | vitiate | |
#123268 | strech | |
#162847 | debase | |
#163167 | demoralize | |
#212610 | debauch | |
#232391 | misdirect | |
#251151 | adulterate | |
#311639 | protract |
How to use stretch in a sentence?
I definitely said that to myself down the stretch today on the back nine, it put me a little more at ease, and I hit a lot of really nice, quality shots with the lead.
Love your children with all your hearts, love them enough to discipline them before it is too late. ... Praise them for important things, even if you have to stretch them a bit. Praise them a lot. They live on it like bread and butter and they need it more than bread and butter.
Chief Executive Flemming Ornskov:
To make a comparison from Zydus to all the other ones, is I think a stretch of the imagination.
Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka:
Although I don't like using the quotas, I disagree with them and we voted against them, Europe must not fall apart on the migration crisis, therefore I don't want to further escalate the tension by (court) charges. You can stretch the rope only to certain point, then it parts.
This is like a double whammy in many ways, when you don't have anything to begin with, your ability to stretch and be flexible is very limited.
Translations for stretch
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- تمدد, تمتدArabic
- estirarCatalan, Valencian
- natáhnoutCzech
- dehnen, ausleiern, strecken, Strecke, AbschnittGerman
- τείνωGreek
- streĉiEsperanto
- estirar, estirarse, extenderse, dar, estiramiento, tramo, elasticidad, trecho, estirónSpanish
- کش آمدنPersian
- venyttää, venytellä, pingottaa, venyä, venyttely, venyvyys, osuus, liioittelu, kimmoisuusFinnish
- s'étirer, s'étendre, étendre, étirementFrench
- sìnScottish Gaelic
- kifeszít, kinyújtHungarian
- meregangIndonesian
- tendereItalian
- 伸びる, 伸ばす, ストレッチJapanese
- 당기다, 뻗다Korean
- tendo, extendoLatin
- whakamakaka, hōkari, whakamākakakakaMāori
- strekken, rechttrekken, rekken, aanspannen, reiken, rekDutch
- tøye utNorwegian
- estesarOccitan
- esticar, espreguiçar-sePortuguese
- chutayQuechua
- extender, stender, tenderRomansh
- întindeRomanian
- растянуться, вытянуться, растягивать, натягивать, вытянуть, вытягиваться, натянуть, вытягивать, растянуть, растягиваться, растя́жка, эласти́чность, растя́гивание, промежу́ток, уча́стокRussian
- तनोतिSanskrit
- sträckaSwedish
- நீட்சிTamil
- సాగు, సాగదీయు, ఒళ్ళు విరుచుకొనుTelugu
- germek, uzamak, çekmek, gerilmek, yayılmak, gerinmek, uzanmak, uzatmak, esneklik, elastikiyet, gerinmeTurkish
- duỗiVietnamese
- 伸展Chinese
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